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Fremont council adjourns to closed session to discuss pending litigation
Summary
At a special April 7 meeting, the Fremont City Council completed roll call, heard no public comment and adjourned to a closed session to confer with legal counsel about the pending case Michael Faust v. City of Fremont under Government Code section 54956.9(d).
The Fremont City Council on April 7, 2026, convened a special meeting and adjourned into closed session to discuss pending litigation listed on the agenda, Michael Faust v. City of Fremont, the city attorney said.
Mayor Saulan opened the meeting and asked the city clerk to call the roll. The clerk reported Council member Liu, Council member Hsiao, Council member Campbell, Council member Kimberlin, Vice Mayor Zhang and Mayor Saulan as present; Council member Kang was absent. When asked, the clerk said, “We do not have any public comments.”
The city attorney told the council that the closed session would be a conference with legal counsel under the relevant Government Code provision for pending litigation and identified the case Michael Faust v. City of Fremont. The council then adjourned to the Fremont Room for the closed session.
No votes or other public actions were taken on the record before the council moved into closed session. Closed sessions on pending litigation are permitted under state law and are limited in their public disclosure; the council provided no additional public details about the substance of the case at the meeting.
